This week’s tot school unit is all about cities and home. Most specifically it is about the specific city or town where you live. Beyond just studying our own city, we also explored what “home” means and where animals live and other people in our family call home. This unit meant getting out and about…
Character education is, in my opinion, more important in educating our children than scholastic curriculum. With the increasing diversity in our world and in the United States, it is becoming ever more important to introduce our children to the many cultures and experiences of those around them. We live our lives based on our experiences, and…
Wow it’s already week 11 in our tot school adventures and I am loving making these lesson plans for toddlers! Are you enjoying learning with your kids too? I would absolutely love to hear from you to know how you are doing thus far. This week we are covering buildings. What is fun about this…
This week in tot school features toddler learning activities geared towards transportation and ways we move. From buses to balloons, come explore with us. From incorporating wheel crafts to pulling out some awesome new toys, we had LOTS of fun. And while it’s one of my most loathed songs because of it’s “sticking” ability, we sang…
Homemade musical instruments are a way to get kids involved in the process of open-ended play. Whether they are involved in the steps it takes to make the musical instrument or not, the creativity in making ordinary objects part of music helps them see the world a little differently. In fact, knobby puzzle pieces have…
This week in tot school, we combined two weeks. It was extremely hectic around here and we got behind! (Imagine that!) So we decided that lids and fasteners would make a fun week of learning and exploration and we wouldn’t worry about splitting the two weeks. PLUS, I didn’t have a book for fasteners, so…
Because spring is on its way and we love to grow as much of our own food as possible, we spent some time learning about seeds in tot school. We tried to tie in this week with when we would do some seed starting anyways; that way we could get plants ready and involve our…
Two weeks ago today my sweet dog got hit by a car. He was my crazy, protective, energetic fur baby that would let my toddler man-handle him like he was her personal teddy bear. I still don’t understand what happened and I still ache thinking about it. The worst part of the whole ordeal was…
This week in tot school we did things a little bit different. We didn’t have a daily topic because we were simply learning about magnets! We enjoyed so much fun and play time each day with fun magnetic activities that enriched the mind and encouraged exploration.
My daughter is extremely interested in learning facial features. She is constantly saying “nose” while breastfeeding and walking around the living room patting her head when we read about monkeys falling off the bed. I think it is important for young kids to learn facial features because that’s where most of our sense of the…
My husband is a huge fan of sugar cookies and always asks for me to make them; however, I am always hesitant because they take some time to make and to be honest I don’t like having to pull out a recipe. I like simple recipes that I can remember and that are healthier than…
Sensory exploration is one of the most fun ways for little ones to learn. Whether you are playing with goop or just exploring the ways that different objects feel, texture plays a huge role in our lives. Furthermore, exploring the sense of touch through textures helps build vocabulary and help young children be more descriptive…
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